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SPORTS: Go to the Notre Dame game, don’t sell the ticket (Page 6)
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opinion: this year’s ballot questions (page 4)
OUDaily.com: A Night to Unite fashion show will raise money tonight
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Student Congress would have banned shorts in meetings
Sooner wins $2,000 award
attempt to ban cargo shorts fails CHASE COOK
assistant campus editor
Supporters of cargo shorts avoided a major blow Tuesday during an Undergraduate Student Congress meeting. Student Congress attempted to ban cargo shorts during regular meetings and committee meetings with violators being punished with actions, such as but not limited to
“additional constituent service, having to stand for the duration of the session,” among other punishments, according to the bill. “This is just the first step,” bill author Jeremy Allen said. “Jorts, Crocs, it is all on the table.” Representatives had a lively discussion debating how far the bill would go and whether the punishments would be considered hazing. It could be amended so that it wouldn’t haze students, Allen said. The discussion lasted about 10
minutes before the bill was voted down by a resounding majority of 19 against and two supporting. Six representatives abstained from the vote. I n o t h e r b u s i n e s s, St u d e n t Congress passed a resolution opposing a crackdown on slackliners by OUPD, legislation on updates to the UOSA Code Annotated and a $300 emergency allocation to the Criminology/Sociology Club. The updates to the Code Annotated consisted of cleaning up redundant or unused sections
and accounting for the Student Organization Resource Office, which allows organizations to check out equipment. The office has been available to students but wasn’t accounted for in the Code Annotated, bill author Akash Patel said. The Code Annotated and funding bills will need to be passed by the Graduate Student Senate before it can be put into effect. Chase Cook chaseacook@gmail.com
Student wins 2nd place in contest ELYSSA SZKIRPAN campus reporter
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Sooners collect money from shelters Habitat for Humanity to receive proceeds ALI HAUSNER
campus reporter
Fourteen student organizations lined the South Oval in cardboard dwellings Tuesday as part of an event to raise money for Habitat for Humanity. This event, know n as “Build-a-Thon ,” consists of students constructing buildings out of cardboard and other materials, volunteering their time and encouraging pedestrians on the South Oval to make monetary donations. Organized by OU’s chapter of Habitat for Humanity, the event originally went by “Shack-a-Thon” before See BUILD-A-THON PaGe 2
An OU graduate student recently placed second in a national architectural design competition with a plan to redesign Norman’s civic complex. Andrew Stevens, architecture graduate student , originally designed the project for his architecture studio class before submitting it to the Architecture and Engineering of Sustainable Buildings Student Design Competition last semester, according to the press release. The results were announced in September. Stevens, who entered as an individual, beat larger teams of students and received $2,000 for his performance. As part of the award, Stevens will present his work at the American Institute of Architects National Convention in June in Denver. Stevens’ project was selected for its focus on the national issue of net-zero energy systems and environmental footprints. His placement in the competition highlights the College of Architecture’s emphasis on sustainability and sustainable building methods, said Lee Fithian, See CONTEST PaGe 2
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College’s mission same after 70 years 5,500 students enrolled yearly PAIGHTEN HARKINS campus reporter
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top: Students participate in build-a-thon tuesday to raise money for habitat for humanity. bottom:david lam (left), letters sophomore, and Mack dobson, university college freshman, fasten a cardboard roof to the hcSa shelter during build-a-thon tuesday on the South oval.
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This year marks the 70th anniversary of University College, which has grown considerably since its creation and now boasts more programs that help students than ever before. In 1942, the OU Board of Regents gave the new college jurisdiction over all OU students who have not yet been accepted into degree–granting colleges, according to a University Senate document from that year.
Seventy years later, the purpose of the college remains almost identical, yet the college has a much larger presence now, education professor Jerome Weber said. Each year, the college serves about 5,500 students, including incoming freshmen and sophomores who haven’t declared a major, said Nicole Campbell, interim dean of the college, in an email. The college offers programs like University College Action tutoring, Student Success Seminars, major exploration coaching and faculty mentoring to help students See COLLEGE PaGe 2
Exhibit to get fishy to stop overharvesting
Stadium updates to be considered by OU regents
L&A: FiSH 2012 exhibition to have reception in lightwell Gallery. (Page 7)
Campus: office facility construction and degree improvements are also items to be discussed. (Page 3)
coming next week tHe cHallenging tasK of reporting and punisHing
SEX CRIMES A special report from The Daily
A three-part, in-depth series
addressing sexual assault is complicated because people who commit crimes don’t always go to prison, and the needs of survivors aren’t always met. while oU offers resources for support and justice, it isn’t free of problems. (In next week’s Daily)
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